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The Founders knew defense was important, which is why they made it a central part of the governmentâs. In his paper, âThe Price of Liberty: Providing for the Common Defense,â Matthew Spalding explains: It is the constitutional duty of the federal government to secure the countryâs international borders and preserve and protect its territorial integrity, to strengthen and preserve its constitutional government, and to promote the long-term prosperity and well-being of its people.
Self-defense is probably the most common defense used in assault and battery cases. In order to establish self-defense, an accused must generally show: 1  a threat of unlawful force or harm against them; 2  a real, honest perceived fear of harm to themselves (there must be a reasonable basis for this perceived fear);he doctrine of self-defense has a number of limitations in addition to those outlined above. Simply because someone acts in self-defense does not mean that all bets are off as far as the amount of force that can be used to defend one's self.